XXX PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Tulip Leaf, Monstrous. — Dr. Masters exhibited a leaf show- 

 ing a very thick midrib, which was densely clothed with thick 

 and branching cellular processes, which bore stomata and hairs 

 at certain points ; a remarkably hypertrophied condition of a 

 not uncommon peculiarity of certain Tulips, which have a row 

 of hairs on the bulb scale, but not, however, on the leaf. 



Orchid Leaves attacked by Beetles (?). — Mr. Ingram, of 

 Elstead, forwarded some leaves of imported Orchids attacked 

 apparently by beetles. They were forwarded to Mr. Pascoe for 

 examination. 



Azalea Sport. — Mr. G. Paul sent sprays of Azalea mollis with 

 yellow flowers, but associated with others which were pure white, 

 the petals being only about three quarters of an inch in length. 

 The stamens, five in number, were almost included, together with 

 the pistil, within the short tube of the corolla. . Mr. Paul reports 

 that " It was a chance seedling, and possibly the flowers might 

 have been fertilised with some of the other varieties of Azalea, 

 such as A. pontica alba ; but I think that the reversion to white is 

 through the yellow forms of A. mollis, which have smaller flowers 

 as a rule than the orange-coloured kinds, which also open with 

 a whitish shade." 



Pine Apple, Monstrous. — Mr. Morris exhibited a photograph 

 of a tall variety of a Pine Apple from the Straits Settlement, 

 from Sir Hugh Low. It was called the Hen- and- Chickens, as ft 

 produced a number of smaller Pines from the base of the stem. 

 They were described as being of a bright red colour, and of 

 excellent quality. 



Carnations diseased. — Mr. McLachlan reported that the name 

 of the fly which attacks Carnations, referred to at the last 

 meeting, is Hylemyia nigrescens. 



Scientific Committee, May 17, 1892. 



Dr. M. T. Masters in the Chair, and four members present. 



Orchids attacked by Beetles. — With reference to the case 

 brought before the last meeting, Mr. Pascoe reported that the 

 beetles were Phytophaga, belonging, he believed, to the genus 

 Galeruca. Although they were on imported Orchids, he con- 

 sidered them like an English species. 



